Command Line Interface Users Guide
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 Contents
 Omreport chassis nics Omreport chassis ports
Omreport chassis fru Omreport chassis info
Omreport chassis leds
Omreport chassis temps Omreport chassis volts
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User Level Required for Adding Asset Information 101
 Example Command for Adding Maintenance Information 106
Example Commands for Adding Depreciation Information 103
Example Command for Adding Lease Information 105
Example Command for Adding Outsource Information 107
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 Omconfig Reconfiguring Virtual Disks 166
Omconfig Reset Controller Configuration 149
Omconfig Set Check Consistency Rate 155
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 Omconfig Cancel Rebuild Physical Disk 174
Omconfig Prepare to Remove Physical Disk 170
Omconfig Unassign Global Hot Spare 173
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 Selecting a Format for Your CLI Command Output 189
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 Contents
 Whats New for Version
Introduction
 Primary CLI Commands
Using CLI Commands from Windows Command Prompts
Omconfig Omhelp Omreport
 Instrumentation Service Controller Components
CLI Error Checking and Error Messages
Working With CLI Command Results Glossary
Success Messages
 Failure Messages
 Command Syntax Overview
Scripting and Comparing With the CLI
 An example of nine name=value pairs
 Example Help Commands
About Preferences Chassis System
 Different Levels of Help for a Command
Optional Parameters Info Value
 Omreport Command Summary
Conventions for Parameter Tables
 Server Administrator program
Omreport Command Level 1, Level 2, and Level
Command User Level Privilege Required Omreport About
Date last updated
 Connector type, and maximum speed
Command User Level Privilege Required Frontpanel
System, are enabled or disabled
Pwrsupplies Shows properties of power supplies Remoteaccess
 Failure state
Command User Level Privilege Required Alertaction
Recovery
Alertlog
 Help With the omreport Command
Omreport about
 Omreport chassis acswitch
Omreport chassis Commands
Omreport chassis
 Omreport chassis biossetup
Omreport chassis bios
Omreport chassis batteries
 Console Redirection After Boot
Bios Setup Parameters Description Bezel
Reboot is enabled or disabled
Or disabled
 Omreport chassis bmc
Bios Setup Parameters Description RAID Channel a
RAID mode, or is disabled
RAID device or a Scsi device
 Omreport chassis fans
Omreport chassis currents
Omreport chassis fancontrol
 Omreport chassis fru
Omreport chassis firmware
Omreport chassis frontpanel
Omreport chassis info
 Omreport chassis intrusion
8RLNB1S
 Omreport chassis leds
Omreport chassis memory
 Omreport chassis nics
Omreport chassis ports
 Omreport chassis processors
Capabilities and Cache Properties for a Specific Processor
 Fields Reported for Each Cache on a Particular Processor
 Omreport chassis remoteaccess
Omreport chassis pwrsupplies
 Omreport chassis temps
Omreport chassis slots
Network LAN connection
 Omreport chassis volts
Omreport system Commands
Commands for Viewing Logs
Omreport system
 ESM Log Overall Health Status
Omreport system alertaction
Components and Events for Which You Can View Alert Actions
 Omreport system assetinfo
Omreport system events
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 Omreport system pedestinations
Example Command for Event Type
Omreport system operatingsystem
Destination
 Omreport system shutdown
Omreport system recovery
Omreport system platformevents
Omreport system summary
 Example Command Output
 Processor
 Name Product ID
Name Version Network Interface Card
Memory Array
 Omreport system thrmshutdown
Omreport system version
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 Omconfig Command Summary
 Cdvformat
Administrator or not
Depreciation, lease, maintenance, service
Reported in custom delimited format cdv
 By default or by value
Enables and disables platform events filter
Options when shutting down the system
Default or by value
 Help With the omconfig Command
 Omconfig about
 Omconfig chassis
Omconfig chassis biossetup
 Attribute=extserial Setting=com1 com2 rad
Onpxenic1 PXE is enabled on NIC
Onpxenic2 PXE is enabled on NIC
Rad Maps external serial connector to remote
 Disable Disables the intrusion check during
Attribute=intrusion Setting=enable disable
Boot. If the system also has bezel intrusion
Attribute=nic2 Setting=enabled disabled
 Scsi device
On Enable this device
Off Disable this device
Raid Sets the onboard Sata controller to RAID
 On Enables the user-accessible USB ports
 Attribute=usbb Setting=enabled
Omconfig chassis bmc
For configuring the USB ports
Enabledwithbios disabled Boot, without Bios support
 5 millisecond intervals
Installed
Configuration protocol
Charsendthreshold=number
 Between them
Administrator
Option to share the BMC management traffic
Be accepted on a LAN channel to User
 115200 Second
Supported on PowerEdge x9xx systems
Systems that have a Drac 5 installed
Per second
 Omconfig chassis bmc Name=value pair
 Systems
Channel, to Administrator
To Operator
 Command
Ready to accept another command
Character sequence that indicates when its
Lineediting=enabled disabled
 Port channel
Serial Port channel
Channel
 Config= Config=user Id=user id
Guest testalert custom none
 Accessvirtualmedia= true false
Omconfig chassis currents
Accessconsoleredir= true false
Valid Parameters for Current Warning Thresholds
 Valid Parameters for Fan Warning Thresholds
Omconfig chassis fans
Default Minimum and Maximum Warning Thresholds
Specify a Value for Minimum and Maximum Warning Thresholds
 Omconfig chassis fancontrol
Omconfig chassis frontpanel
 Tag=text
Omconfig chassis info
Omconfig chassis info Name=value pair Description Index=n
Cannot exceed 10 characters
 Led=fault Severity=warning critical
Omconfig chassis leds
Omconfig chassis memorymode
When a critical event occurs
 Omconfig chassis remoteaccess
Main system chassis
 Characters or greater has been accepted
Packet that contains this number
Characters as soon as this number
From the baseboard serial controller into
 That can be accepted on a LAN channel
To Administrator
Static Static if the IP address of the BMC
Subnet=Subnet Subnet Sets a subnet mask if you have
 115200 Per second
Sets connection speed to 9600 bits
To send
 Modem
12. omconfig chassis remoteaccess Name=value pair
To User
 That can be accepted on a serial over LAN
115200
Channel, to Operator
 When the BMC writes a new line to
Enabled Directs the BMC to output a
Another command
Input buffer is ready to accept
 Not have access privileges for
Access privileges of a User for
For the Serial Port channel
 Dracusergroup=none Does not enable
Access privileges of an Operator for
Lanaccesslevel=user User with an ID has
For the LAN channel
 Configuration of users
Omconfig chassis temps
Valid Parameters for Temperature Warning Thresholds
Accessconsoleredir= true
 Specify a Value for Minimum and Maximum Warning Thresholds
Omconfig chassis volts
Valid Parameters for Voltage Warning Thresholds
 Omconfig preferences cdvformat
Omconfig preferences
Omconfig preferences dirservice
 Server Administrator, it is omsa
Omconfig preferences snmp
Present, you can only login to the local machine accounts
 Omconfig preferences useraccess
 Syntax for Setting Alert Actions
Omconfig system
Omconfig system alertaction
Administrators
 Available Alert Actions
Components and Events for Which You Can Set Alert Actions
 Example Set Alert Action Commands
 False Disables an individual platform event filter
Commands for Clearing Logs
Omconfig system pedestinations
Has been set
 Omconfig system platformevents
 That the power supply is absent
Event=powerwarn
Event=powerabsent
Event=powerfail
 Type=battery Configures events for battery Type=all
Omconfig system events
Source Type Severity Index
 Omconfig system webserver
 Omconfig system shutdown
Omconfig system recovery
Example Recovery Commands
 Omconfig system thrmshutdown
Example Shutdown Commands
 Example Thermal Shutdown Commands
Omconfig system thrmshutdown severity=disabled
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 Adding Acquisition Information
Omconfig System Asset Info Overview
Omconfig system assetinfo info=acquisition
User Level Required for Adding Asset Information
 Example Commands for Adding Acquisition Information
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 Adding Depreciation Information
Example Commands for Adding Depreciation Information
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 Omconfig system assetinfo info=extwarranty
Adding Extended Warranty Information
Example Command for Adding Extended Warranty Information
Extended warranty service
 Adding Lease Information
Example Command for Adding Lease Information
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 Omconfig system assetinfo info=maintenance
Adding Maintenance Information
Example Command for Adding Maintenance Information
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 Adding Outsource Information
Example Command for Adding Outsource Information
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 Adding Owner Information
Example Command for Adding Owner Information
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 Example Command for Adding Service Information
Adding Service Contract Information
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 Adding Support Information
Example Command for Adding Support Information
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 Command Name=value name=value pair
Example Command for Adding System Information
10. omconfig system assetinfo info=system Command
Adding System Information
 Example Command for Adding Warranty Information
Adding Warranty Information
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 Omreport rac Command Summary
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 Omreport rac authentication
Help With the omreport rac Command
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 Omreport rac dialoutusers
Example Command for omreport rac authentication
Omreport rac dialinusers
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 Omreport rac remote
Omreport rac network
Omreport rac modem
Omreport rac snmptraps
 Omreport rac viewcertificate
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 Omconfig rac Command Summary
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 Omconfig rac Managing the Remote Access Controller
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 Local Operating System Authentication
Help With the omconfig rac Command
Omconfig rac authentication
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 Example Command for omconfig rac authentication
Omconfig rac dialinusers
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 Example Commands
Omconfig rac dialoutusers
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 Omconfig rac generatecert
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 Omconfig rac modem
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 Example Command
Omconfig rac network
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 Omconfig rac snmptraps
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Omconfig rac remote
Omconfig rac rmdialinuser
User name is specified, an index must be specified
 Omconfig rac rmdialoutuser
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Omconfig rac rmsnmptrap
Omconfig rac rmuser
Specified, an index must be specified
 Omconfig rac users
Omconfig rac reset
Omconfig rac uploadcert
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 CLI Command Syntax
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 Omreport Command
User Privileges for omreport storage and omconfig storage
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 Omreport Controller Status
Omreport Storage Help
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 Omreport Global Information Smart Thermal Shutdown Status
Omreport Battery Status
Omreport Connector Status
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 Omreport Enclosure Status
Omreport Temperature Probe Status
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 Omreport Fan Status
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 Omreport EMM Status
Omreport Power Supply Status
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 Omreport Physical Disk Status
13. omreport Physical Disk Commands
Pdisk=connectorID targetID ConnectorID enclosureID slotID
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 Omreport Virtual Disk Status
Omconfig Global Commands
Omconfig Global Enable Smart Thermal Shutdown
Complete Syntax
 Example Syntax
Omconfig Global Disable Smart Thermal Shutdown
Omconfig Global Rescan Controller
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 Omconfig Controller Commands
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 Omconfig Rescan Controller
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 Omconfig Quiet Controller Alarm
Omconfig Enable Controller Alarm
Omconfig Disable Controller Alarm
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 Omconfig Reset Controller Configuration
Omconfig Test Controller Alarm
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 Pdisk=connectortargetID
Omconfig Create Virtual Disk
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 Size=number max min Parameter Required
Controller=id Parameter Required
Raid=c r0 r1 r1c r5 r10 r50 Parameter Required
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 Readpolicy=ra nra ara rc nrc Parameter Optional
PDISKID=connectorenclosureIDportID connectortargetID
Cachepolicy=d c Parameter Optional
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 Spanlength=n Parameter Required for RAID
Writepolicy=wb wt wc nwc Parameter Optional
Name=string Parameter Optional
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 Read-ahead Write-through caching Cache I/O
Omconfig Set Controller Rebuild Rate
Omconfig Set Background Initialization Rate
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 Omconfig Export the Controller Log
Omconfig Set Reconstruct Rate
Omconfig Set Check Consistency Rate
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 Omconfig Import/Recover Foreign Configuration
Omconfig Import Foreign Configuration
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 Omconfig Start Patrol Read
Omconfig Clear Foreign Configuration
Omconfig Set Patrol Read Mode
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 Omconfig Stop Patrol Read
Omconfig Virtual Disk Commands
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 Omconfig Unblink Virtual Disk
Omconfig Blink Virtual Disk
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 Omconfig Fast Initialize Virtual Disk
Omconfig Initialize Virtual Disk
Omconfig Cancel Initialize Virtual Disk
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 Omconfig Cancel Background Initialize
Omconfig Slow Initialize Virtualize Disk
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 Omconfig Unmirror
Omconfig Restore Dead Segments
Omconfig Split Mirror
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 Example for SCSI, SATA, and ATA Controllers
Omconfig Assign Dedicated Hot Spare
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Example for SAS Controllers
 Omconfig Check Consistency
Omconfig Unassign Dedicated Hot Spare
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 Omconfig Resume Check Consistency
Omconfig Cancel Check Consistency
Omconfig Pause Check Consistency
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 Omconfig Reconfiguring Virtual Disks
Omconfig Delete Virtual Disk
Omconfig Format Virtual Disk
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 Omconfig Rename Virtual Disk
Omconfig Change Virtual Disk Policy
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 Omconfig Blink Physical Disk
Omconfig Physical Disk Commands
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 Omconfig Unblink Physical Disk
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 Omconfig Initialize Physical Disk
Omconfig Prepare to Remove Physical Disk
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 Omconfig Offline Physical Disk
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 Omconfig Assign Global Hot Spare
Omconfig Online Physical Disk
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 Omconfig Unassign Global Hot Spare
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 Omconfig Cancel Rebuild Physical Disk
Omconfig Rebuild Physical Disk
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 Omconfig Clear Physical Disk
Omconfig Remove Dead Segments
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 Omconfig Cancel Clear Physical Disk
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 Omconfig Start Battery Learn Cycle
Omconfig Battery Commands
Omconfig Recondition Battery
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 Omconfig Rescan Connector
Omconfig Connector Commands
Omconfig Delay Battery Learn Cycle
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 Omconfig Enclosure Commands
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 Omconfig Disable Enclosure Alarm
Omconfig Enable Enclosure Alarm
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 Omconfig Set Enclosure Asset Tag
Omconfig Enable Smart Thermal Shutdown
Omconfig Disable Smart Thermal Shutdown
Omconfig Set Enclosure Asset Name
 Omconfig Set Temperature Probe Thresholds
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 Omconfig Set All Temperature Probe Thresholds
Omconfig Reset Temperature Probe Thresholds
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 Omconfig Blink
Omconfig Reset All Temperature Probe Thresholds
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 Writing Command Output to a File
Output Options for Command Results
Controlling Command Output Display
Working With CLI Command Results
 Save Command Results to a File That Can Be Overwritten
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 Append Command Results to an Existing File
Selecting a Format for Your CLI Command Output
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 List lst
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 Example output displays as follows
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 Ascii
ADB
AGP
Asic
 BMC
Bios
BGA
BTU
 CIM
Cdram
CD-ROM
Cimom
 CRC
COO
CPU
CSR
 DIN
Dhcp
Dimm
DIP
 ECP
DTE
ECC
EDO
 Feprom
FAT
FCC
Fpbga
 HMA
GUI
HIP
Hpfs
 IPX
IHV
Ipmi
IRQ
 Ldap
LAN
LCC
LIF
 MIB
MBR
MCA
Midi
 NIF
Ndis
NIC
NIS
 Perc
PCI
Pcmcia
PGA
 RAC
PXE
QFP
RAID
 Rimm
RFI
RGB
ROM
 Sgram
Smbios
SEC
Simd
 Svga
 Uart
Tqfp
TSR
UDP
 VAC
UTP
Uuid
Vcci
 Vram
Vlsi
Vlvesa
VRM
 ZIF
XMM
XMS
ZIP
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Index
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